A Manhattan appellate panel has reinstated a claim filed by a former New York City employee who alleges she was fired when she was denied extended medical leave, but nonetheless took time off to obtain treatment for stage III breast cancer.
The 3-1 majority found that the city’s failure to engage in an “individualized, interactive process” to assess the plaintiff’s needs and the reasonableness of her requested accommodation violated both city and state Human Rights laws.
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